Thailand Welcomes Two Millionth Indian Tourist of 2024
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Thailand celebrated a huge milestone in its tourism industry this week as Mr. Chetan Gupta from New Delhi became the two millionth Indian tourist to visit the country in 2024. The event took...
Analysis/Opinion: Travel Demand High in Asia and Sustainable Options Must be Convenient and Affordable
BANGKOK: India emerges top in expressing the wish to travel and while there is a strong overall desire to travel more sustainably, it comes with caveats.
Factors such as cost and variety of sustainable stays...
UPDATE: Escaped Prisoner in Nakhon Si Thammarat Arrested in Indonesia
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A prominent escaped prisoner in Nakhon Si Thammarat who made a daring escape last year and later engaged in a gun battle with police, escaping again, was reportedly arrested in Indonesia on Thursday...
European Union approves “Thailand Digital Health Pass” for Thai travelers to visit more than...
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The European Union (EU) has certified the "Thailand Digital Health Pass", also called "Mor Prompt" vaccination records, to facilitate residents in Thailand to travel to over 60 countries/territories that are part of the...
Teo Boon Ching Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Large Scale Trafficking of...
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NEW YORK – Teo Boon Ching, aka Zhang, Dato Sri, and Godfather, 58 of Malaysia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring to traffic hundreds of kilograms of rhinoceros horns worth...
French Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj ‘The Serpent’ to Be Released from Nepal Prison
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Nepal's Supreme Court yesterday (December 21st) ordered the release of French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, 78, known as 'The Serpent’ and the "Bikini Killer".
Sobhraj admitted to killing at least 20 young Western backpackers...
Shortened Visa Application Process Boosts Chinese Arrivals to Thailand
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revealed that the trend of Chinese tourist arrivals to the country is experiencing consistent growth following a reduction in the visa application process.
TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn...
Festival of Colors (HOLI) Held in Pattaya and Draws Happy, Energetic Crowd
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The Festival of Colors (HOLI) was held in Pattaya for the first time in the eastern Thailand. Thousands of Indians, foreigners from other nations, and Thais joined in the festival.
Our previous story:
Pattaya City...
Social media effort to find missing son in Koh Tao discovers him safe in...
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Over the past few days Thai language social media websites shared the news that a father in the Netherlands was looking for his missing son, Mr. Dennis Wielaard, who had vanished with no communication...
EVA Airlines flight attendant union goes on strike, over 100 flights canceled, including to...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- After failing to reach an agreement with EVA Air management, the Taoyuan Flight Attendants Union (TFAU) at 2:10 p.m. announced its EVA Air flight attendant members would go on strike,...
